Hvac Know It All Podcast

Paul Schubert from Rapid Locking System joins us to talk about refrigeration press tools and press fittings.

When you build rapport with a customer and consistently educate them on their building and equipment, it will provide you an advantage over the competition.

I speak to Steven Landry from Cannabis Mechanical about his journey through the HVAC/R trade and his experience building vertical grow rooms.

I had an opportunity to get to know Mark and his wife Sonia on this episode. Mark has what's called Thalamic Cavernoma, a brain mass that ruptured from a work accident. The accident lead to a stroke and now Mark is bravely fighting his way back to do what he loves best. HVAC, Refrigeration and Electrical work. Check out this mini split tutorial from the Danfoss Cool YouTube channel http://bit.ly/minisplitsystem)

We talk to Andrei Hari from Armstong about chiller plant optimization.

Great chat with Brandi on her move to an in house hospital HVAC and Refrigeration role. We also talk about her side gig as a part time educator in the evenings.

Walk-in box design is super important for the operation and longevity of the system. On this episode we focus on placement of condensers, condensing units, evaporators and piping practices.

Great conversation with Tony Furst from Armstrong on hydronic commissioning, commissioning agents and final start up.

Trevor graces my presence once again to talk tandem and trio compressors sets and how they work.

I finally catch up with Kevin to talk cooling towers and tower maintenance.

Interesting times await us with the changing regulations to refrigerants. We need to be in the know when it comes to their flammability and safety precautions. Great conversation with Pete and Bryan from Bluon.

On this micro podcast, I discuss blower wheel imbalance and how it can happen. Check out the short YouTube vid as well! https://youtu.be/JjKRnjNCgTg

Jim Adox from Supco tells us about the TradeFox brand, how it started and how it's helping technicians in the field bring their tool invention ideas to market. Email your ideas to ideas@supcotradefox.com

We talk to Shane about his experience in ammonia refrigeration over the last 20 years. Shane discusses his new ammonia compliance company and shares some stories of jobs that didn't go so well from a safety standpoint. Plate Heat Exchanger link. https://armstrongfluidtechnology.com/en/products/plate-and-frame-heat-exchangers 

Operating air conditioning in colder weather (low ambient) can have its challenges but it's doable if you have the correct knowledge and education to do so. Danfoss Co2 valve welding https://youtu.be/CbBH5rbNsCw

Great story from Marinko on his journey as a plumber into HVAC. Marinko talks about a his burn out and hospitalization and how he recovered, moved to Germany and began working at Trane. Check out the annealing vid https://youtu.be/25TrYGEyQ2Y

Trevor Matthews from Emerson gets back on the podcast to talk three phase and single phase compressor electrics.

This podcast is a public service announcement to give an update on Blue Collar Guru and the HVAC Know It All App.

It is very important to protect control voltage transformers with a fuse or breaker. If there is ever a short in a the low voltage circuit, the fuse or breaker will protect the transfer from becoming defective.

We hooked up with Josh Rees to talk industrial refrigeration and the differences between it and HVAC. We talked about oil loss in screw chillers and flooded evaporators. Here is the article written by Josh https://www.hvacknowitall.com/blogs/blog/593346-industrial-refrigeration---oil-loss-in-screw-compressors#.X-z_yGlyaDY Refrigeration Cycle article and video https://www.hvacknowitall.com/blogs/blog/595767-the-refrigeration-cycle-explained#.X-z_-GlyaDY